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Good Food and Wine Show 2019

Feast on the best food and wine samples from across Australia.

Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar

We chat to Arif Memis, founder and General Manager of Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar.

Mad Asian Kitchen and Bar

Enjoy contemporary Asian fusion and crazy cocktails on the Gold Coast.

Sunshine Brewery

Grab a beer and soak up the atmosphere.

Bayside BBQ and Beer Roadshow

The battle is on for the Queensland BBQ Championships.

Get to the Catch

Executive Chef Kathy Tindall reveals all about the Catch restaurant at Surfers Paradise.

Prepare your tastebuds for this year's Ekka

Get ready for a smorgasbord of carnival treats.

Stellarossa

Grab a coffee or eat some world class café style food.

Food lovers rejoice

Good Food Month returns to Brisbane.

ChocFest

Celebrate World Chocolate Day at Brisbane’s chocolate festival.

Bonjour la France

Don your beret and Breton stripes to celebrate all things French at Brisbane’s Le Festival.

Ellis Beach Bar & Grill

Dine in paradise at the Ellis Beach Bar & Grill in far north Queensland.

ANZAC biscuit recipes

We’ve gathered a range of great ANZAC biscuit recipes from famous Australian chefs and cookbook authors.

Regional Flavours rocks South Bank

Catch a demonstration from Katherine Sabbath at Regional Flavours.

The Curated Plate

New food festival celebrates the relationship between the chef and the producer.

Putia Pure Food Kitchen

Celebrity chef Dominique Rizzo talks about Putia Pure Food Kitchen.

Queensland's best pie stops

A road trip is not complete without a visit to a local bakery.

Barefoot Bar & Grill

Relaxed dining overlooking the Noosa River.

Sunshine Coast Dessert Festival

Aussie World’s biggest line-up of dessert food trucks.

Where to eat in the "year of vegan"

After the success of Veganuary, Brisbane’s dining scene now has more vegan options than ever before.

The Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival returns

Foodies can feast on Asian cuisine at Spicers Tamarind Retreat.

Stone & Wood brewery set to open in Brisbane

Craft beer lovers will soon be able to taste their favourite brews in Fortitude Valley.

Four new places to feast in Queensland

It’s been a hectic year of openings and Brisbane city’s dining juggernaut shows no signs of stopping, with more interesting restaurant reveals scheduled before the end of 2018.

A heartfelt gift

Try something new this Christmas and bake it instead of buying it.

Fancy a brew?

Treat yourself to renowned liqueurs, diverse craft brews, amazing wines and local grown tea and coffee in tropical North Queensland.

Sashay into Salsa Bar and Grill in Port Douglas

Welcoming hungry visitors and locals for over 23 years, Salsa Bar and Grill is a Port Douglas dining icon.

Taste a slice of Sicily at Casa Nostra Ristorante

Take a trip to Italy with a feast of authentic Italian food at Casa Nostra Ristorante in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

Must-do food festival

The countdown is on for the Noosa Food and Wine Festival at the Sunshine Coast.

Banana pavlova trifle

Enjoy the latest recipes from Australian Bananas this summer and Christmas.

Sunshine Coast food festival focuses on local produce

A new, four-day destination food festival will debut on the Sunshine Coast from 8-11 August, 2019.

New look and feel for Sunshine Coast’s iconic pub

The Ettamogah Pub is undergoing an extensive renovation.

It's a Vietnamese takeover at The Balfour Kitchen

The Balfour Kitchen at Spicers Balfour Hotel in Brisbane’s New Farm has moved to a Vietnamese-inspired menu.

A feast for Queensland food and wine lovers

RACQ food writer Kerry Heaney takes you on a bite-by-bite journey tasting Queensland’s most interesting eats from the Granite Belt and Sunshine Coast to Stradbroke Island.

Tasting Queensland

RACQ food writer Kerry Heaney takes you on a bite by bite journey around Queensland’s most interesting eats.

The North Room rewards RACQ diners

One of the Gold Coast’s hot new restaurants, The North Room, recently joined RACQ’s Dining Rewards Program which gives members a bonus each time they dine.